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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

RS Revival: Livery Progress

It's been performing like a rally car for awhile. Now this RS Revival is starting to look the part! With body work finished up on this 2.5 RS Coupe, the vinyl rally livery is starting to take shape and make it to the car. Parts of this were completed before the rallycross a month ago, but the big parts are finally done. The dark gray vinyl stretches from the side marker lights on the front fenders to the edge of the rear bumper. This design strategically covers the repaired portions of the body in an asymmetrical to both sides.

It took awhile to get it completed as we had run out of vinyl to use about halfway through the application over a holiday weekend. The major portions were recently completed and now the "sponsors" are making their way onto the car. Obvious accolades to this blog that I run plus Nebraska-Subaru logos to support our local group. Other upgraded parts that are on the car will make their way to the car as well. GrimmSpeed, Perrin, Primitive Racing, STI, Whiteline, Gorilla, and others will make their way to the gray rear quarter panels in white font. The upper portion of the fender will eventually adorn a large Subaru logo. There are also emblems for the SCCA and an additional Nebraska Subaru log on the front fenders.

They white-on-gray look happened to remind me of the apparel that Subaru Rally Team USA uses right now, so I may toss some blue in there to complete that sort of look if I can find the right shade. Otherwise, the Silver/Gray/White look will do just fine.

I'm really happy that this car is starting to look as good as it has been performing. While adding vinyl to a car has not yet been proven to boost horsepower, it's certainly putting a smile on my face!